I ordered the P365 TacPac which comes with a manual safety and three 12-round magazines. Been lurking on a P365 forum and reading about the teething issues for awhile.
Sig apparently made some small and quiet changes and they are good to go. My new pistol has a born on date of 12-17-19, so it has the latest upgrades.
Fondled it and the Hellcat and the Hellcat felt a little better, but I liked the trigger of P365 better. I also liked the option of having a safety.
So I ordered the P365 and it arrived last week at my FFL, then I had to wait for the background check to clear, which it did so I went over and picked it up this afternoon.
I had already ordered a couple of holsters for it and a Hogue slip-on grip since the grip was just a little too small for me.
Got it home and took it apart and was amazed at how clean it was inside. Most new pistols have a fair amount of metal shavings, grit, and assembly lube still in them. I read that some of the issues with the P365 were thought to be caused by excessive white grease in the striker channel left by assembly.
Mine had zero trace of any such assembly grease and zero amount of debris. Cleaned it up and applied CLP where needed, then installed the new grip and did a bunch of dry-firing and slide racking.
I'm really impressed with this thing so far. The grip and 12-round magazines make it feel perfect in my hand and it points very naturally.
Not enough light to get to the range today, but going tomorrow and will hopefully have a good report.
Only negatives so far is that loading the last couple of rounds in the magazines is a challenge. I loaded the first mag by hand, then the other two with my Upula loader. However, it won't work with the 12th round; there just isn't enough room for the bar and the last round. It has to be put in by hand, and it is hard.
Also, with the 12th round in, the slide is very hard to rack. With only 11 rounds, it's comparable to other compact autos. With 12, my girlfriend couldn't rack it. I've read that some folks just go with 11 rounds since they lack the hand strength.
Trigger is still short and crisp, but heavier than I thought it would be. It feels much lighter than the just over 6lb pull results that I was getting with my trigger gauge.
It works with my existing Remora holster that I used for my XDS, so that's nice. I also bought a TEGE polymer OWB paddle holster (I just had to reach down and check if I still had it on, it's so comfy...), and a leather IWB holster from Winthrop. Both seem to be working pretty well. I also need to order a new shell for my Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.5.
I still can't get over just how much smaller it is than my old carry pistols. Even the XDS. I took a ton of pics of it...
Fresh from the dealer:
Initial detail strip and swipe of a Q-Tip showing how clean it was with no shavings...
New Hogue grip installed..
In the new Winthrop leather holster...
Size comparison to other carry guns...
Sig apparently made some small and quiet changes and they are good to go. My new pistol has a born on date of 12-17-19, so it has the latest upgrades.
Fondled it and the Hellcat and the Hellcat felt a little better, but I liked the trigger of P365 better. I also liked the option of having a safety.
So I ordered the P365 and it arrived last week at my FFL, then I had to wait for the background check to clear, which it did so I went over and picked it up this afternoon.
I had already ordered a couple of holsters for it and a Hogue slip-on grip since the grip was just a little too small for me.
Got it home and took it apart and was amazed at how clean it was inside. Most new pistols have a fair amount of metal shavings, grit, and assembly lube still in them. I read that some of the issues with the P365 were thought to be caused by excessive white grease in the striker channel left by assembly.
Mine had zero trace of any such assembly grease and zero amount of debris. Cleaned it up and applied CLP where needed, then installed the new grip and did a bunch of dry-firing and slide racking.
I'm really impressed with this thing so far. The grip and 12-round magazines make it feel perfect in my hand and it points very naturally.
Not enough light to get to the range today, but going tomorrow and will hopefully have a good report.
Only negatives so far is that loading the last couple of rounds in the magazines is a challenge. I loaded the first mag by hand, then the other two with my Upula loader. However, it won't work with the 12th round; there just isn't enough room for the bar and the last round. It has to be put in by hand, and it is hard.
Also, with the 12th round in, the slide is very hard to rack. With only 11 rounds, it's comparable to other compact autos. With 12, my girlfriend couldn't rack it. I've read that some folks just go with 11 rounds since they lack the hand strength.
Trigger is still short and crisp, but heavier than I thought it would be. It feels much lighter than the just over 6lb pull results that I was getting with my trigger gauge.
It works with my existing Remora holster that I used for my XDS, so that's nice. I also bought a TEGE polymer OWB paddle holster (I just had to reach down and check if I still had it on, it's so comfy...), and a leather IWB holster from Winthrop. Both seem to be working pretty well. I also need to order a new shell for my Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 3.5.
I still can't get over just how much smaller it is than my old carry pistols. Even the XDS. I took a ton of pics of it...
Fresh from the dealer:
Initial detail strip and swipe of a Q-Tip showing how clean it was with no shavings...
New Hogue grip installed..
In the new Winthrop leather holster...
Size comparison to other carry guns...